Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-02
$500 REWARD.
Councils Reward for F. @.
Smiths Assailants.

for q special meeting of Council to be
held Friday night, and in response all
members of that body were present at
the hour that Recorder Moore called
the roll, and each answered to their
names.
The reading of the minutes of last
meeting were dispensed with, and
President Rogers stated that the meet
ing had been called to see if it was
advisable to offer any reward for the
detection and conviction of the assail-
ants of F. G. Smith, Esq, who was
almost murdered on our public streets
on Wednesday night of this week.
Mr.. Hancock. of the Third ward,
thought it necessary that some steps
should be taken to preserve the fair
name of our city and protect the lives
of our citizens. He did not feel under
the present circumstances that it was
safe for man to go out on the street
after he had publicly differed in views
from another. 1t might be that his
voting on the railroad question as he
did, was a sufficient cause for being
attacked himself. In view of this fact,
he offered the following resolution
which was properly seconded:
RESOLUTION.
AS representatives of the City of
Bridgeton, and realizing, as we do
the Importance of having the laws
obeyed and law breakers brought to
justice.
ResolUed 1st. That the Mayor of the
City of Bridgeton be authorized and
instructed to issue q proclamation,
offering O. reward of $500 to any per-
son or persons furnishing sufficient
evidence to convict the person or per-
sons who committed the atrocious as
sault on Frank c. Smith, on Wednes-
day evening, May 20, 1887.
Res0lred, 2d. That the said sum of
$500 is hereby appropriated for the
above purpose out of any monies not
otherwise appropriated
Mr.. Robbins of the Second ward,
moved to amend the sum from $500 to
$1,000, as he thought the first men
toned sum insufficient and that the
latter amount was doubly sure to bring
the men.
Mr. Hancock thought the sum men
toned in his resolution was sufficiently
large to start with, as more money
could be raised Immediately if it was
found that the sum was insufficient.
Mr. Robbins still thought it was a
small amount and that if the impress
sion was going forth that Council was
f<> nj. +ta
ent sum did not bring the criminals,
those who would be likely to give any
thing away, would wait until the
money was increased.
Mr.. Daley, of the Second ward,
thought that the sum was large
enough, and it was a question with
him whether the tax payers of the city
would justify Council in increasing the
amount to larger sum.
Mr.. Horton, of the First ward,
thought the $500 would make good
many men look around to see what
could be done in the way of hunting
down the guilty ones.
Mr.. Terrell, of the Fourth ward, said
he thought that $1,000 or any other
sum was small enough if the lives of
our people depended upon such
measures.
Mr.. Probasco, of the Third ward,
expressed his opinion that $1,000 was
little enough if that was the only
amount or thing that would bring the
assailants to justice.
Mr.. Robbins amendment was not
seconded, and vote was then taken
on the original resolution. The roll
was called, and every member voted
in favor of offering the $500 reward.
This being the sole object of the
meeting of Council, and it thaving been
disposed of, a motion to adjourn was
carried